Had our major detachment not moved to southern Hunan, it would have been entirely possible to rout this enemy force and extend the area of the independent regime to include Kian, Anfu and Pinghsiang and to link it up with Pingkiang and Liuyang.

• 设我大队不往湘南，击溃此敌，使割据地区推广至吉安、安福、萍乡，和平江、浏阳衔接起来，是完全有可能的。